Method, apparatus, ue, and base station for transmitting hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement information

ABSTRACT

A method, an apparatus, a UE, and a base station for transmitting a HARQ-ACK are disclosed. The method includes: determining a channel for transmitting a HARQ-ACK; determining a HARQ-ACK feedback bit; and sending the HARQ-ACK feedback bit on the channel. According to this application, transmission of a HARQ-ACK between a UE and a base station can be implemented in a scenario where carrier aggregation is performed between base stations having a non-ideal backhaul.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No.14/686,295, filed on Apr. 14, 2015, which is a continuation ofInternational Application No. PCT/CN2012/083013, filed on Oct. 16, 2012.All of the afore-mentioned patent applications are hereby incorporatedby reference in their entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the communications field, and inparticular, to a method, an apparatus, a user equipment (UE), and a basestation (e.g., eNB, Evolved NodeB) for transmitting a hybrid automaticrepeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK).

BACKGROUND

Long term evolution-advanced (LTE-A) is a system further evolved andenhanced from a 3GPP LTE system. In the LTE-A system, a carrieraggregation (CA) technology is introduced to satisfy the requirement ofthe International Telecommunication Union for the peak data rate of thefourth generation communications technology. The carrier aggregationtechnology is also referred to as a spectrum aggregation technology or abandwidth extension technology.

In carrier aggregation, spectrums of two or more component carriers areaggregated to form an aggregated carrier to obtain a wider transmissionbandwidth. Spectrums of component carriers in the aggregated carrier maybe contiguous continuous spectrums, or may be non-contiguous spectrumsin a same frequency band or even discontinuous spectrums in differentfrequency bands. For the aggregated carrier, an LTE Rel-8/9 userequipment (UE) can access only one of component carriers to transmit andreceive data, but an LTE-A UE can access multiple component carrierssimultaneously according to its own capability and service requirementto transmit and receive data.

In the carrier aggregation, to support technologies such as dynamicscheduling, downlink multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission,and hybrid automatic repeat request, the UE needs to fed back multipletypes of uplink control information (UCI) to a base station through aphysical uplink control channel (PUCCH), where the UCI includes channelstate information (CSI), a HARQ-ACK, a scheduling request (SR), and soon, where the HARQ-ACK may also be simply referred to as an ACK(acknowledgement)/NACK (negative acknowledgement) and the SR is used bythe UE to request resources for uplink data sending from the basestation.

In the prior art, during carrier aggregation, carriers in a macro basestation and a micro base station that have an ideal backhaul may beaggregated. For example, if the macro base station and micro basestation are connected through optical fibers, where the micro basestation is implemented by using a radio head and an ideal backhaulexists between the macro base station and the micro base station, datamay be transmitted between the macro base station and the micro basestation in real time. Multiple carries in the macro base station andmicro base station may be scheduled jointly, that is, the macro basestation also knows the scheduling condition on another component carrierwhen scheduling one component carrier in the aggregated carrier. In thiscase, when the UE feeds back a HARQ-ACK to the micro base station,generally the UE sends the HARQ-ACK to the macro base station through aPUCCH on an uplink primary carrier corresponding to the macro basestation, and then the macro base station forwards the HARQ-ACK to themicro base station. Because an ideal backhaul exists between the macrobase station and the micro base station, both the macro base station andthe micro base station can obtain in real time the HARQ-ACK fed back bythe UE.

With the continuous development of technologies, carrier aggregationbetween base stations having a non-ideal backhaul will be introduced inthe LTE-A system, where the base stations having a non-ideal backhaulmay be two macro base stations, or a macro base station and a micro basestation, or two micro base stations, and so on. At present, the priorart has not disclosed a method for transmitting a HARQ-ACK between a UEand a base station in a case where carrier aggregation is performedbetween base stations having a non-ideal backhaul.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an apparatus, aUE, and a base station for transmitting a HARQ-ACK, which can implementtransmission of a HARQ-ACK between a UE and a base station in a scenariowhere carrier aggregation is performed between base stations having anon-ideal backhaul.

To solve the technical problem above, the embodiments of the presentdisclosure disclose the following technical solutions:

According to a first aspect, a method for transmitting hybrid automaticrepeat request-acknowledgement information HARQ-ACK is provided,including:

-   -   determining a channel for transmitting a HARQ-ACK;    -   determining a HARQ-ACK feedback bit; and    -   transmitting the HARQ-ACK feedback bit on the channel.

With reference to the first aspect, in a first possible implementationmanner, the determining a channel for transmitting a HARQ-ACK includes:

-   -   when a UE is configured to support simultaneous transmission of        a PUSCH and a PUCCH, determining that the channel for        transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;    -   when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous        transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, and no PUSCH is transmitted        in a current subframe, determining that the channel for        transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; and/or    -   when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous        transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted        in the current subframe, determining, according to whether the        UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to each base station and whether a PUSCH        is transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to each base        station in the current subframe, the channel for transmitting        the HARQ-ACK;    -   where the current subframe is a subframe for transmitting the        HARQ-ACK.

With reference to the first aspect and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, in a second possible implementation manner, thebase stations include a first base station and a second base station;

-   -   the determining, according to whether the UE detects that a        PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling        release is transmitted in a downlink carrier corresponding to        each base station and whether a PUSCH is transmitted in an        uplink carrier corresponding to each base station in the current        subframe, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK includes:    -   when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the first base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the first base        station in the current subframe, determining that the channel        for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in the        uplink carrier corresponding to the first base station;    -   when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the second        base station in the current subframe, determining that the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted        in the uplink carrier corresponding to the second base station;    -   when the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the first base station, and the UE        detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent        scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carrier        corresponding to the second base station, and PUSCHs are        transmitted in uplink carriers corresponding to both the first        base station and the second base station in the current        subframe, determining, according to a first preset manner, the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK;    -   when the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the first base station, and the UE        detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent        scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carrier        corresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to only the first        base station or the second base station in the current subframe,        determining, according to a second preset manner, the channel        for transmitting the HARQ-ACK;    -   when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the first base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to only the        second base station in the current subframe, determining that        the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; or    -   when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to only the first        base station in the current subframe, determining that the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.

With reference to the first aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,in a third possible implementation manner, the determining, according toa first preset manner, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACKincludes:

-   -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the        first base station; or    -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the        second base station; or    -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUCCH; or    -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the        first base station and a PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier        corresponding to the second base station; or    -   determining, according to a preset priority condition, the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

With reference to the first aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, in a fourth possibleimplementation manner, the preset priority condition is a HARQ-ACKtransmission priority of each base station; and therefore, thedetermining, according to a preset priority condition, the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK includes:

-   -   determining, according to the HARQ-ACK transmission priority of        each base station, that the channel for transmitting the        HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier        corresponding to a base station of a higher transmission        priority;    -   or, the preset priority condition is a priority of a PUSCH        transmitted in a carrier corresponding to each base station; and        therefore, the determining, according to a preset priority        condition, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK includes:    -   determining, according to the priorities of PUSCHs, that the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH of a higher        priority.

With reference to the first aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, in a fifth possible implementationmanner, the determining, according to a second preset manner, thechannel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK includes:

-   -   when a PUSCH is transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding        to only the first base station in the current subframe,        determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is        the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier corresponding to the        first base station; when a PUSCH is transmitted in an uplink        carrier corresponding to only the second base station in the        current subframe, determining that the channel for transmitting        the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier        corresponding to the second base station; or    -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUCCH.

With reference to the first aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, in a sixth possible implementation manner, the first basestation is a macro base station, and the second base station is a microbase station.

With reference to the first aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, in a seventhpossible implementation manner, the determining a HARQ-ACK feedback bitincludes:

-   -   determining, according to HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier, the        number of downlink subframes corresponding to the current        subframe for each carrier; and    -   determining the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on the number of        downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for        each carrier,    -   where, the HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier includes: when at        least one carrier uses an FDD manner and at least one carrier        uses a TDD manner in carriers for carrier aggregation for the        user equipment, if detecting, in subframe n, a PDSCH or a PDCCH        indicating semi-persistent scheduling release in the carrier        that uses the TDD manner, the UE shall determine to feed back a        HARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDSCH or the PDCCH in subframe        n+4.

With reference to the first aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, and/or theseventh possible implementation manner, in an eighth possibleimplementation manner, the determining the HARQ-ACK feedback bit basedon the number of downlink subframes corresponding to the currentsubframe for each carrier includes:

-   -   when determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK        is a PUCCH, determining the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on the        number of carriers configured for the UE, a transmission mode of        each carrier, and the number of downlink subframes corresponding        to the current subframe for each carrier; and/or    -   when determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK        is a PUSCH, determining the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on a        first configured carrier set, a transmission mode of each        carrier in the first configured carrier set, and the number of        downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for        each carrier, where the first configured carrier set includes        all downlink carriers corresponding to the PUSCH in downlink        carriers configured for the UE, where the downlink carriers        corresponding to the PUSCH are downlink carriers corresponding        to a base station corresponding to the PUSCH.

With reference to the first aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, and/or theseventh possible implementation manner, and/or the eighth possibleimplementation manner, in a ninth possible implementation manner, whendetermining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH,sending the HARQ-ACK feedback bit on the channel includes:

-   -   determining a PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; and    -   sending the HARQ-ACK feedback bit by using the PUCCH resource.

With reference to the first aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, and/or theseventh possible implementation manner, and/or the eighth possibleimplementation manner, and/or the ninth possible implementation manner,in a tenth possible implementation manner, when a channel format of thePUCCH is format 3, and when the current subframe is configured totransmit a scheduling request, the determining a PUCCH resource fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK includes:

-   -   reserving a PUCCH resource for each base station; and        determining, according to a base station corresponding to the        scheduling request that the current subframe is configured to        transmit, the PUCCH resource reserved for the base station as        the PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; or    -   reserving a PUCCH resource; determining a PUCCH resource index,        and obtaining a sequence index of an orthogonal sequence of the        PUCCH according to the resource index; determining, according to        a base station corresponding to the scheduling request that the        current subframe is configured to transmit, a cyclic shift of a        sequence index preset for the base station as a cyclic shift of        a reference signal; and determining the reserved PUCCH resource        that uses the cyclic shift of the reference signal, as the PUCCH        resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

With reference to the first aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, and/or theseventh possible implementation manner, and/or the eighth possibleimplementation manner, and/or the ninth possible implementation manner,and/or the tenth possible implementation manner, in an eleventh possibleimplementation manner, when a channel format of the PUCCH is format 1b,and when the current subframe is configured to transmit a schedulingrequest, the determining a PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACKincludes:

-   -   reserving a PUCCH resource for each base station; and        determining, according to a base station corresponding to the        scheduling request that the current subframe is configured to        transmit, the PUCCH resource reserved for the base station as        the PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

According to a second aspect, a method for transmitting a HARQ-ACK isprovided, including:

-   -   determining a channel used by a UE for transmitting a HARQ-ACK;    -   determining the number of bits of the HARQ-ACK transmitted by        the UE; and    -   detecting the HARQ-ACK on the channel according to the number of        bits.

With reference to the second aspect, in a first possible implementationmanner, the determining a channel used by a UE for transmitting aHARQ-ACK includes:

-   -   when the UE is configured to support simultaneous transmission        of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, determining that the channel used by the        UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;    -   when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous        transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, and no PUSCH is transmitted        in a current subframe, determining that the channel used by the        UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; and/or    -   when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous        transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted        in the current subframe, determining that the channel used by        the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH and PUSCH, and        that the PUCCH has a higher priority than the PUSCH,    -   where the current subframe is a subframe for transmitting the        HARQ-ACK.

With reference to the second aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, in a second possible implementation manner, thedetermining the number of bits of the HARQ-ACK transmitted by the UEincludes:

-   -   determining, according to HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier, the        number of downlink subframes corresponding to the current        subframe for each carrier; and    -   determining the number of bits of the HARQ-ACK based on the        number of downlink subframes corresponding to the current        subframe for each carrier,    -   where, the HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier includes: when at        least one carrier uses an FDD manner and at least one carrier        uses a TDD manner in carriers for carrier aggregation for the        user equipment, if detecting, in subframe n, a PDSCH or a PDCCH        indicating semi-persistent scheduling release in the carrier        that uses the TDD manner, the UE shall determine to feed back a        HARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDSCH or the PDCCH in subframe        n+4.

With reference to the second aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,in a third possible implementation manner, the determining the number ofbits of the HARQ-ACK based on the number of downlink subframescorresponding to the current subframe for each carrier includes:

-   -   when determining that the channel used by the UE for        transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, determining the number of        bits of the HARQ-ACK based on the number of carriers configured        for the UE, a transmission mode of each carrier, and the number        of downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for        each carrier; and    -   when determining that the channel used by the UE for        transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH, determining the number of        bits of the HARQ-ACK based on a second configured carrier set, a        transmission mode of each carrier in the second configured        carrier set, and the number of downlink subframes corresponding        to the current subframe for each carrier, where the second        configured carrier set includes all downlink carriers configured        by the base station for the UE.

With reference to the second aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, in a fourth possibleimplementation manner, when determining that the channel used by the UEfor transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, detecting the HARQ-ACK on thechannel includes:

-   -   determining a PUCCH resource used by the UE for transmitting the        HARQ-ACK; and    -   detecting the HARQ-ACK on the PUCCH resource according to the        number of bits.

With reference to the second aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, in a fifth possible implementationmanner, the method further includes:

-   -   detecting scheduling request information on the PUCCH resource,        and determining, according to the determined PUCCH resource, a        base station corresponding to the scheduling request information        request, where the base station corresponding to the scheduling        request is a base station from which an uplink resource is        requested by the scheduling request.

With reference to the second aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, in a sixth possible implementation manner, the PUCCH resource isa resource semi-statically reserved by the base station for the userequipment, and the base station transmits information indicating thesemi-statically reserved PUCCH resource to another base station throughan X2 interface.

According to a third aspect, an apparatus for transmitting hybridautomatic repeat request-acknowledgement information HARQ-ACK isprovided, including:

-   -   a first determining unit, configured to determine a channel for        transmitting a HARQ-ACK;    -   a bit determining unit, configured to determine a HARQ-ACK        feedback bit; and    -   a sending unit, configured to send the HARQ-ACK feedback bit        determined by the bit determining unit on the channel determined        by the first determining unit.

With reference to the third aspect, in a first possible implementationmanner, the first determining unit includes:

-   -   a first determining subunit, configured to: when a UE is        configured to support simultaneous transmission of a PUSCH and a        PUCCH, determine that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK        is a PUCCH;    -   a second determining subunit, configured to: when the UE is not        configured to support simultaneous transmission of a PUSCH and a        PUCCH, and no PUSCH is transmitted in a current subframe,        determine that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUCCH; and/or    -   a third determining subunit, configured to: when the UE is not        configured to support simultaneous transmission of a PUSCH and a        PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted in the current subframe,        determine, according to whether the UE detects that a PDSCH        and/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling release is        transmitted in a downlink carrier corresponding to each base        station and whether a PUSCH is transmitted in an uplink carrier        corresponding to each base station in the current subframe, the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK,    -   where the current subframe is a subframe for transmitting the        HARQ-ACK.

With reference to the third aspect and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, in a second possible implementation manner, thebase stations include a first base station and a second base station;

-   -   the third determining subunit is specifically configured to:        when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous        transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted        in the current subframe,    -   when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the first base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the first base        station in the current subframe, determine that the channel for        transmitting the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink        carrier corresponding to the first base station;    -   when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the second        base station in the current subframe, determine that the channel        for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in the        uplink carrier corresponding to the second base station;    -   when the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the first base station, and the UE        detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent        scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carrier        corresponding to the second base station, and PUSCHs are        transmitted in uplink carriers corresponding to both the first        base station and the second base station in the current        subframe, determine, according to a first preset manner, the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK;    -   when the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the first base station, and the UE        detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent        scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carrier        corresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to only the first        base station or the second base station in the current subframe,        determine, according to a second preset manner, the channel for        transmitting the HARQ-ACK;    -   when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the first base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to only the        second base station in the current subframe, determine that the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; or    -   when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to only the first        base station in the current subframe, determine that the channel        for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.

With reference to the third aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,in a third possible implementation manner, the third determining subunitis specifically configured to implement, in the following manners, thedetermining, according to a first preset manner, the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK:

-   -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the        first base station; or    -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the        second base station; or    -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUCCH; or    -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the        first base station and a PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier        corresponding to the second base station; or    -   determining, according to a preset priority condition, the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

With reference to the third aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, in a fourth possibleimplementation manner, the preset priority condition is a HARQ-ACKtransmission priority of each base station; and therefore, the thirddetermining subunit is specifically configured to implement, in thefollowing manners, the determining, according to a preset prioritycondition, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK:

-   -   determining, according to the HARQ-ACK transmission priority of        each base station, that the channel for transmitting the        HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier        corresponding to a base station of a higher transmission        priority;    -   or, the preset priority condition is a priority of a PUSCH        transmitted in a carrier corresponding to each base station; and        therefore, the determining, according to a preset priority        condition, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK includes:    -   determining, according to the priorities of PUSCHs, that the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH of a higher        priority.

With reference to the third aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, in a fifth possible implementationmanner, the third determining subunit is specifically configured toimplement, in the following manners, the determining, according to asecond preset manner, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK:

-   -   when a PUSCH is transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding        to only the first base station in the current subframe,        determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is        the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier corresponding to the        first base station; when a PUSCH is transmitted in an uplink        carrier corresponding to only the second base station in the        current subframe, determining that the channel for transmitting        the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier        corresponding to the second base station; or    -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUCCH.

With reference to the third aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, in a sixth possible implementation manner, the first basestation is a macro base station, and the second base station is a microbase station.

With reference to the third aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, in a seventhpossible implementation manner, the bit determining unit includes:

-   -   a first number determining subunit, configured to determine,        according to HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier, the number of        downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for        each carrier; and    -   a bit determining subunit, configured to determine the HARQ-ACK        feedback bit based on the number of downlink subframes        determined by the first number determining subunit,    -   where, the HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier includes: when at        least one carrier uses an FDD manner and at least one carrier        uses a TDD manner in carriers for carrier aggregation for the        user equipment, if detecting, in subframe n, a PDSCH or a PDCCH        indicating semi-persistent scheduling release in the carrier        that uses the TDD manner, the UE shall determine to feed back a        HARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDSCH or the PDCCH in subframe        n+4.

With reference to the third aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, and/or theseventh possible implementation manner, in an eighth possibleimplementation manner, the bit determining subunit is specificallyconfigured to:

-   -   when it is determined that the channel for transmitting the        HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, determine the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based        on the number of carriers configured for the UE, a transmission        mode of each carrier, and the number of downlink subframes        corresponding to the current subframe for each carrier; and    -   when it is determined that the channel for transmitting the        HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH, determine the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based        on a first configured carrier set, a transmission mode of each        carrier in the first configured carrier set, and the number of        downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for        each carrier, where the first configured carrier set includes        all downlink carriers corresponding to the PUSCH in downlink        carriers configured for the UE, where the downlink carriers        corresponding to the PUSCH are downlink carriers corresponding        to a base station corresponding to the PUSCH.

With reference to the third aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, and/or theseventh possible implementation manner, and/or the eighth possibleimplementation manner, in a ninth possible implementation manner, whenit is determined that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is aPUCCH, the sending unit includes:

-   -   a first resource determining subunit, configured to determine a        PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; and    -   a transmitting subunit, configured to send the HARQ-ACK feedback        bit by using the PUCCH resource.

With reference to the third aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, and/or theseventh possible implementation manner, and/or the eighth possibleimplementation manner, and/or the ninth possible implementation manner,in a tenth possible implementation manner, when a channel format of thePUCCH is format 3, and when the current subframe is configured totransmit a scheduling request, the first resource determining subunit isspecifically configured to:

-   -   reserve a PUCCH resource for each base station; and determine,        according to a base station corresponding to the scheduling        request that the current subframe is configured to transmit, the        PUCCH resource reserved for the base station as the PUCCH        resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; or    -   reserve a PUCCH resource; determine a PUCCH resource index, and        obtain a sequence index of an orthogonal sequence of the PUCCH        according to the resource index; determine, according to a base        station corresponding to the scheduling request that the current        subframe is configured to transmit, a cyclic shift of a sequence        index preset for the base station as a cyclic shift of a        reference signal; and determine the reserved PUCCH resource that        uses the cyclic shift of the reference signal, as the PUCCH        resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

With reference to the third aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, and/or theseventh possible implementation manner, and/or the eighth possibleimplementation manner, and/or the ninth possible implementation manner,and/or the tenth possible implementation manner, in an eleventh possibleimplementation manner, when a channel format of the PUCCH is format 1b,and when the current subframe is configured to transmit a schedulingrequest, the first resource determining subunit is specificallyconfigured to:

-   -   reserve a PUCCH resource for each base station; and determine,        according to a base station corresponding to the scheduling        request that the current subframe is configured to transmit, the        PUCCH resource reserved for the base station as the PUCCH        resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

According to a fourth aspect, an apparatus for transmitting a HARQ-ACKis provided, including:

-   -   a second determining unit, configured to determine a channel        used by a UE for transmitting a HARQ-ACK;    -   a bit number determining unit, configured to determine the        number of bits of the HARQ-ACK transmitted by the UE; and    -   a detecting unit, configured to detect the HARQ-ACK on the        channel according to the number of bits.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in a first possible implementationmanner, the second determining unit is specifically configured to:

-   -   when the UE is configured to support simultaneous transmission        of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, determine that the channel used by the        UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;    -   when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous        transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, and no PUSCH is transmitted        in a current subframe, determine that the channel used by the UE        for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; and/or    -   when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous        transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted        in the current subframe, determine that the channel used by the        UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH and PUSCH, and that        the PUCCH has a higher priority than the PUSCH,    -   where the current subframe is a subframe for transmitting the        HARQ-ACK.

With reference to the fourth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, in a second possible implementation manner, thebit number determining unit includes:

-   -   a second number determining subunit, configured to determine,        according to HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier, the number of        downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for        each carrier; and    -   a bit number determining subunit, configured to determine the        number of bits of the HARQ-ACK based on the number of downlink        subframes corresponding to the current subframe for each        carrier,    -   where, the HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier includes: when at        least one carrier uses an FDD manner and at least one carrier        uses a TDD manner in carriers for carrier aggregation for the        user equipment, if detecting, in subframe n, a PDSCH or a PDCCH        indicating semi-persistent scheduling release in the carrier        that uses the TDD manner, the UE shall determine to feed back a        HARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDSCH or the PDCCH in subframe        n+4.

With reference to the fourth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,in a third possible implementation manner, the bit number determiningsubunit is specifically configured to:

-   -   when it is determined that the channel used by the UE for        transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, determine the number of        bits of the HARQ-ACK based on the number of carriers configured        for the UE, a transmission mode of each carrier, and the number        of downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for        each carrier; and    -   when it is determined that the channel used by the UE for        transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH, determine the number of        bits of the HARQ-ACK based on a second configured carrier set, a        transmission mode of each carrier in the second configured        carrier set, and the number of downlink subframes corresponding        to the current subframe for each carrier, where the second        configured carrier set includes all downlink carriers configured        by the base station for the UE.

With reference to the fourth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, in a fourth possibleimplementation manner, when it is determined that the channel used bythe UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, the detecting unitincludes:

-   -   a second resource determining subunit, configured to determine a        PUCCH resource used by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; and    -   a detecting subunit, configured to detect the HARQ-ACK on the        PUCCH resource according to the number of bits.

With reference to the fourth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, in a fifth possible implementationmanner, the detecting subunit is further configured to:

-   -   detect scheduling request information on the PUCCH resource, and        determine, according to the determined PUCCH resource, a base        station corresponding to the scheduling request information        request, where the base station corresponding to the scheduling        request is a base station from which an uplink resource is        requested by the scheduling request.

With reference to the fourth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, in a sixth possible implementation manner, the PUCCH resource isa resource semi-statically reserved by the base station for the userequipment, and the base station transmits information indicating thesemi-statically reserved PUCCH resource to another base station throughan X2 interface.

According to a fifth aspect, a user equipment UE for transmitting aHARQ-ACK is provided, including a first data processor and a first radiotransceiver, where:

-   -   the first data processor is configured to determine a channel        for transmitting a HARQ-ACK, and determine a HARQ-ACK feedback        bit; and    -   the first radio transceiver is configured to send the HARQ-ACK        feedback bit on the channel determined by the data processor.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in a first possible implementationmanner, the first data processor is specifically configured toimplement, in the following manners, the determining a channel fortransmitting a HARQ-ACK:

-   -   when the UE is configured to support simultaneous transmission        of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, determining that the channel for        transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;    -   when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous        transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, and no PUSCH is transmitted        in a current subframe, determining that the channel for        transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; and/or    -   when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous        transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted        in the current subframe, determining, according to whether the        UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to each base station and whether a PUSCH        is transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to each base        station in the current subframe, the channel for transmitting        the HARQ-ACK,    -   where the current subframe is a subframe for transmitting the        HARQ-ACK.

With reference to the fifth aspect and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, in a second possible implementation manner, thebase stations include a first base station and a second base station;

-   -   the first data processor is specifically configured to        implement, in the following manners, the determining, according        to whether the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to each base station and whether a PUSCH        is transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to each base        station in the current subframe, the channel for transmitting        the HARQ-ACK:    -   when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the first base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the first base        station in the current subframe, determining that the channel        for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in the        uplink carrier corresponding to the first base station;    -   when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the second        base station in the current subframe, determining that the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted        in the uplink carrier corresponding to the second base station;    -   when the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the first base station, and the UE        detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent        scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carrier        corresponding to the second base station, and PUSCHs are        transmitted in uplink carriers corresponding to both the first        base station and the second base station in the current        subframe, determining, according to a first preset manner, the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK;    -   when the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the first base station, and the UE        detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent        scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carrier        corresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to only the first        base station or the second base station in the current subframe,        determining, according to a second preset manner, the channel        for transmitting the HARQ-ACK;    -   when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the first base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to only the        second base station in the current subframe, determining that        the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; or    -   when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is        transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to only the first        base station in the current subframe, determining that the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.

With reference to the fifth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,in a third possible implementation manner, the first data processor isspecifically configured to implement, in the following manners, thedetermining, according to a first preset manner, the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK:

-   -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the        first base station; or    -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the        second base station; or    -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUCCH; or    -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the        first base station and a PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier        corresponding to the second base station; or    -   determining, according to a preset priority condition, the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

With reference to the fifth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, in a fourth possibleimplementation manner, the preset priority condition is a HARQ-ACKtransmission priority of each base station; and therefore, the firstdata processor is specifically configured to implement, in the followingmanners, the determining, according to a preset priority condition, thechannel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK:

-   -   determining, according to the HARQ-ACK transmission priority of        each base station, that the channel for transmitting the        HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier        corresponding to a base station of a higher transmission        priority;    -   or, the preset priority condition is a priority of a PUSCH        transmitted in a carrier corresponding to each base station; and        therefore, the determining, according to a preset priority        condition, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK includes:    -   determining, according to the priorities of PUSCHs, that the        channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH of a higher        priority.

With reference to the fifth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, in a fifth possible implementationmanner, the first data processor is specifically configured toimplement, in the following manners, the determining, according to asecond preset manner, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK:

-   -   when a PUSCH is transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding        to only the first base station in the current subframe,        determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is        the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier corresponding to the        first base station; when a PUSCH is transmitted in an uplink        carrier corresponding to only the second base station in the        current subframe, determining that the channel for transmitting        the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier        corresponding to the second base station; or    -   determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a        PUCCH.

With reference to the fifth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, in a sixth possible implementation manner, the first basestation is a macro base station, and the second base station is a microbase station.

With reference to the fifth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, in a seventhpossible implementation manner, the first data processor is specificallyconfigured to implement, in the following manners, the determining aHARQ-ACK feedback bit:

-   -   determining, according to HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier, the        number of downlink subframes corresponding to the current        subframe for each carrier; and    -   determining the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on the number of        downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for        each carrier,    -   where, the HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier includes: when at        least one carrier uses an FDD manner and at least one carrier        uses a TDD manner in carriers for carrier aggregation for the        user equipment, if detecting, in subframe n, a PDSCH or a PDCCH        indicating semi-persistent scheduling release in the carrier        that uses the TDD manner, the UE shall determine to feed back a        HARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDSCH or the PDCCH in subframe        n+4.

With reference to the fifth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, and/or theseventh possible implementation manner, in an eighth possibleimplementation manner, the first data processor is specificallyconfigured to implement, in the following manners, the determining theHARQ-ACK feedback bit based on the number of downlink subframescorresponding to the current subframe for each carrier:

-   -   when determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK        is a PUCCH, determining the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on the        number of carriers configured for the UE, a transmission mode of        each carrier, and the number of downlink subframes corresponding        to the current subframe for each carrier; and/or    -   when determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK        is a PUSCH, determining the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on a        first configured carrier set, a transmission mode of each        carrier in the first configured carrier set, and the number of        downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for        each carrier, where the first configured carrier set includes        all downlink carriers corresponding to the PUSCH in downlink        carriers configured for the UE, where the downlink carriers        corresponding to the PUSCH are downlink carriers corresponding        to a base station corresponding to the PUSCH.

With reference to the fifth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, and/or theseventh possible implementation manner, and/or the eighth possibleimplementation manner, in a ninth possible implementation manner, whenit is determined that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is aPUCCH, the first radio transceiver is specifically configured to:

-   -   determine a PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; and    -   send the HARQ-ACK feedback bit by using the PUCCH resource.

With reference to the fifth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, and/or theseventh possible implementation manner, and/or the eighth possibleimplementation manner, and/or the ninth possible implementation manner,in a tenth possible implementation manner, when a channel format of thePUCCH is format 3, and when the current subframe is configured totransmit a scheduling request, the first radio transceiver isspecifically configured to implement, in the following manners, thedetermining a PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK:

-   -   reserving a PUCCH resource for each base station; and        determining, according to a base station corresponding to the        scheduling request that the current subframe is configured to        transmit, the PUCCH resource reserved for the base station as        the PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; or    -   reserving a PUCCH resource; determining a PUCCH resource index,        and obtaining a sequence index of an orthogonal sequence of the        PUCCH according to the resource index; determining, according to        a base station corresponding to the scheduling request that the        current subframe is configured to transmit, a cyclic shift of a        sequence index preset for the base station as a cyclic shift of        a reference signal; and determining the reserved PUCCH resource        that uses the cyclic shift of the reference signal, as the PUCCH        resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

With reference to the fifth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, and/or the sixth possible implementation manner, and/or theseventh possible implementation manner, and/or the eighth possibleimplementation manner, and/or the ninth possible implementation manner,and/or the tenth possible implementation manner, in an eleventh possibleimplementation manner, when a channel format of the PUCCH is format 1b,and when the current subframe is configured to transmit a schedulingrequest, the first radio transceiver is specifically configured toimplement, in the following manners, the determining a PUCCH resourcefor transmitting the HARQ-ACK:

-   -   reserving a PUCCH resource for each base station; and        determining, according to a base station corresponding to the        scheduling request that the current subframe is configured to        transmit, the PUCCH resource reserved for the base station as        the PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

According to a sixth aspect, a base station for transmitting a HARQ-ACKis provided, including a second data processor and a second radiotransceiver, where:

-   -   the second data processor is configured to determine a channel        used by a UE for transmitting a HARQ-ACK, and determine the        number of bits of the HARQ-ACK transmitted by the UE; and    -   the second radio transceiver is configured to detect the        HARQ-ACK on the channel according to the number of bits.

With reference to the sixth aspect, in a first possible implementationmanner, the second data processor is specifically configured toimplement, in the following manners, the determining a channel used by aUE for transmitting a HARQ-ACK:

-   -   when the UE is configured to support simultaneous transmission        of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, determining that the channel used by the        UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;    -   when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous        transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, and no PUSCH is transmitted        in a current subframe, determining that the channel used by the        UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; and/or    -   when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous        transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted        in the current subframe, determining that the channel used by        the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH and PUSCH, and        that the PUCCH has a higher priority than the PUSCH,    -   where the current subframe is a subframe for transmitting the        HARQ-ACK.

With reference to the sixth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, in a second possible implementation manner, thesecond data processor is specifically configured to implement, in thefollowing manners, the determining the number of bits of the HARQ-ACKtransmitted by the UE:

-   -   determining, according to HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier, the        number of downlink subframes corresponding to the current        subframe for each carrier; and    -   determining the number of bits of the HARQ-ACK based on the        number of downlink subframes corresponding to the current        subframe for each carrier;    -   where, the HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier includes: when at        least one carrier uses an FDD manner and at least one carrier        uses a TDD manner in carriers for carrier aggregation for the        user equipment, if detecting, in subframe n, a PDSCH or a PDCCH        indicating semi-persistent scheduling release in the carrier        that uses the TDD manner, the UE shall determine to feed back a        HARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDSCH or the PDCCH in subframe        n+4.

With reference to the sixth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,in a third possible implementation manner, the second data processor isspecifically configured to implement, in the following manners, thedetermining the number of bits of the HARQ-ACK based on the number ofdownlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for eachcarrier:

-   -   when determining that the channel used by the UE for        transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, determining the number of        bits of the HARQ-ACK based on the number of carriers configured        for the UE, a transmission mode of each carrier, and the number        of downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for        each carrier; and    -   when determining that the channel used by the UE for        transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH, determining the number of        bits of the HARQ-ACK based on a second configured carrier set, a        transmission mode of each carrier in the second configured        carrier set, and the number of downlink subframes corresponding        to the current subframe for each carrier, where the second        configured carrier set includes all downlink carriers configured        by the base station for the UE.

With reference to the sixth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, in a fourth possibleimplementation manner, when it is determined that the channel used bythe UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, the second radiotransceiver is specifically configured to:

-   -   determine a PUCCH resource used by the UE for transmitting the        HARQ-ACK; and    -   detect the HARQ-ACK on the PUCCH resource according to the        number of bits.

With reference to the sixth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, in a fifth possible implementationmanner, the second radio transceiver is further configured to detectscheduling request information on the PUCCH resource, and determine,according to the determined PUCCH resource, a base station correspondingto the scheduling request information request, where the base stationcorresponding to the scheduling request is a base station from which anuplink resource is requested by the scheduling request.

With reference to the sixth aspect, and/or the first possibleimplementation manner, and/or the second possible implementation manner,and/or the third possible implementation manner, and/or the fourthpossible implementation manner, and/or the fifth possible implementationmanner, in a sixth possible implementation manner, the PUCCH resource isa resource semi-statically reserved by the base station for the userequipment, and the base station transmits information indicating thesemi-statically reserved PUCCH resource to another base station throughan X2 interface.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a channel for transmittinga HARQ-ACK is determined, and the HARQ-ACK and transmission time of theHARQ-ACK are determined; and at the transmission time, the HARQ-ACK issent through the channel. Therefore, in a scenario where carrieraggregation is performed between base stations having a non-idealbackhaul, a UE can transmit the HARQ-ACK to a base station.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure more clearly, the following briefly introduces theaccompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments.Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description showmerely some embodiments of the present disclosure, and a person ofordinary skill in the art may still derive other drawings from theseaccompanying drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of a method for transmittinga HARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of a method fortransmitting a HARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a third embodiment of a method for transmittinga HARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 3A is a diagram of a scenario where carrier aggregation isperformed between base stations having a non-ideal backhaul;

FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of a first embodiment of an apparatus fortransmitting a HARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 4a is a structural diagram of a unit in an apparatus fortransmitting a HARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 4b is a structural diagram of another unit in an apparatus fortransmitting a HARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of a second embodiment of an apparatusfor transmitting a HARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 5a is a structural diagram of a unit in an apparatus fortransmitting a HARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 5b is a structural diagram of another unit in an apparatus fortransmitting a HARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a UE for transmittinga HARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure; and

FIG. 7 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a base station fortransmitting a HARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

If carrier aggregation between base stations having a non-ideal backhaulis introduced in an LTE-A system, no method for transmitting a HARQ-ACKbetween a UE and a base station exists in the prior art. Therefore, theembodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an apparatus, aUE, and a base station for transmitting a HARQ-ACK, which can implementtransmission of a HARQ-ACK between a UE and a base station in a scenariowhere carrier aggregation is performed between base stations having anon-ideal backhaul.

Further, only carrier aggregation between a macro base station and amicro base station that have an ideal backhaul exists in the prior art.

In a scenario where carrier aggregation is performed between a macrobase station and a micro base station that have an ideal backhaul, whenthe UE needs to feed back a HARQ-ACK to the micro base station, the UEsends the HARQ-ACK to the macro base station, and then the macro basestation forwards the HARQ-ACK to the micro base station. Because anideal backhaul exists between the macro base station and the micro basestation, both the macro base station and the micro base station canobtain in real time the HARQ-ACK fed back by the UE.

However, if the method is used in a scenario where carrier aggregationis performed between the macro base station and the micro base stationthat have a non-ideal backhaul, because a non-ideal backhaul existsbetween the macro base station and the micro base station, data cannotbe transmitted in real time, and the macro base station cannot transmitthe HARQ-ACK to the micro base station in real time. Therefore,receiving, by the micro base station, the HARQ-ACK fed back by the UE isdelayed, and further, scheduling of downlink data by the micro basestation for the UE is delayed.

The method, the apparatus, the UE, and the base station for transmittinga HARQ-ACK in the embodiments of the present disclosure, in comparisonwith the scenario of the present disclosure using the method fortransmitting uplink control information in the scenario where carrieraggregation is performed between the macro base station and the microbase station that have an ideal backhaul in the prior art, can reducethe delay in obtaining the HARQ-ACK by the micro base station and reducetime of performing downlink data scheduling by the micro base stationfor the UE.

In addition, it should be noted that the method for transmitting aHARQ-ACK in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied toa scenario where carrier aggregation is performed between n basestations having a non-ideal backhaul, where n is an integer not lessthan 2. A base station in the n base stations may be a macro basestation or a micro base station and so on.

The current subframe in the embodiments of the present disclosure is asubframe for transmitting the HARQ-ACK. The base station is a basestation in the scenario where carrier aggregation is performed betweenthe n base stations having a non-ideal backhaul, that is, any basestation in the n base stations. The UE is a UE that needs to send theHARQ-ACK to the n base stations in the scenario where carrieraggregation is performed between the n base stations having a non-idealbackhaul.

The description about whether a PUCCH is transmitted in a carrier in theembodiments of the present disclosure is a simplified description aboutwhether data transmission through the PUCCH exists in the carrier, andis a description well known by a person skilled in the art. Otherdescriptions about PUCCH transmission in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure are similar to the above. Other descriptions about a PUSCH inthe embodiments of the present disclosure are also similar to the aboveand are not further described in detail.

In order that a person skilled in the art better understand thetechnical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and inorder to make the above objective, features, and advantages of theembodiments of the present disclosure more comprehensible, the technicalsolutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure are hereinafterdescribed in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method for transmitting aHARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure, where the method may beapplied to a UE. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes:

Step 101: Determine a channel for transmitting a HARQ-ACK.

Preferably, this step may include:

-   -   when the UE is configured to support simultaneous transmission        of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, determining that the channel for        transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;    -   when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous        transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, and no PUSCH is transmitted        in a current subframe, determining that the channel for        transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; and/or    -   when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous        transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted        in the current subframe, determining, according to whether the        UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink        carrier corresponding to each base station and whether a PUSCH        is transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to each base        station in the current subframe, the channel for transmitting        the HARQ-ACK,    -   where each base station is a base station in the n base        stations.

When it is determined that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK isa PUCCH, the uplink carrier where the PUCCH is located and the basestation corresponding to the uplink carrier may be determined accordingto a specific condition in an actual application.

For example, assuming that an uplink primary carrier in the carrieraggregation scenario is designated beforehand in uplink carrierscorresponding to the n base stations performing carrier aggregation,when it is determined that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK isa PUCCH, the PUCCH may be a PUCCH in the uplink primary carrier in thecarrier aggregation scenario. For example, if uplink carrier Bcorresponding to base station A in the n base stations is designated asan uplink primary carrier in the carrier aggregation scenario, the PUCCHmay be a PUCCH in uplink carrier B corresponding to base station A.

Alternatively, if no uplink primary carrier in the carrier aggregationscenario is designated, but for each base station in the n basestations, an uplink primary carrier corresponding to the base station isdesignated, when it is determined that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, the PUCCH may be a PUCCH in the uplink primarycarrier corresponding to the base station accessed by the UE.

Step 102: Determine a HARQ-ACK feedback bit.

The execution sequence of step 101 and step 102 is not limited.

Preferably, the determining a HARQ-ACK feedback bit may include:

-   -   determining, according to HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier, the        number of downlink subframes corresponding to the current        subframe for each carrier; and    -   determining the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on the number of        downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for        each carrier.

The HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier is:

-   -   when at least one carrier uses a frequency division duplex (FDD)        manner and at least one carrier uses a time division duplex        (TDD) manner in carriers for carrier aggregation, if detecting,        in subframe n, a PDSCH or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent        scheduling release in the carrier that uses the TDD manner, the        UE shall determine to feed back a HARQ-ACK in subframe n+4,        where the HARQ-ACK fed back in subframe n+4 is a HARQ-ACK        corresponding to the PDSCH or the PDCCH indicating        semi-persistent scheduling release which is detected in subframe        n.

When all carriers for carrier aggregation use the FDD manner or the TDDmanner, determining transmission time of the HARQ-ACK may be implementedwith reference to the description in an existing standard. For example,when all carriers corresponding to a first base station and a secondbase station use the FDD manner, the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDSCHor the PDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling release which isreceived in subframe n is fed back in subframe n+4.

The downlink subframe corresponding to the current subframe means thatthe HARQ-ACK of the downlink subframe is fed back in the currentsubframe.

Preferably, the determining the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on thenumber of downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe foreach carrier may include:

when determining, in step 101, that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, determining the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on thenumber of carriers configured for the UE, a transmission mode of eachcarrier, and the number of downlink subframes corresponding to thecurrent subframe for each carrier; and/or

when determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is aPUSCH, determining the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on a first configuredcarrier set, a transmission mode of each carrier in the first configuredcarrier set, and the number of downlink subframes corresponding to thecurrent subframe for each carrier, where the first configured carrierset includes all downlink carriers corresponding to the determined PUSCHin downlink carriers configured for the UE, where the downlink carrierscorresponding to the PUSCH are downlink carriers corresponding to a basestation corresponding to the PUSCH.

Step 103: Send the HARQ-ACK feedback bit on the channel.

Preferably, when the determined channel for sending the HARQ-ACK in step101 is a PUCCH, the transmitting the HARQ-ACK through the channel mayinclude:

determining a PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; and

sending the HARQ-ACK feedback bit by using the PUCCH resource.

When a channel format of the PUCCH is format 3, and when the currentsubframe is configured to transmit a scheduling request, the determininga PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK may be implemented in atleast two manners:

In the first implementation manner, a higher layer may reserve a PUCCHresource for each base station; in this case, the determining a PUCCHresource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK may include:

reserving a PUCCH resource for each base station; and determining,according to a base station corresponding to the scheduling request thatthe current subframe is configured to transmit, the PUCCH resourcereserved for the base station as the PUCCH resource for transmitting theHARQ-ACK.

In the second implementation manner, a higher layer reserves a PUCCHresource for all base stations; for different base stations, cyclicshifts of reference signals in the reserved PUCCH resource aredifferent, so as to distinguish the difference of the base stations thatuse the PUCCH resource to transmit data. In this case, the determining aPUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK may include:

reserving a PUCCH resource; determining a PUCCH resource index, andobtaining a sequence index of an orthogonal sequence of the PUCCHaccording to the resource index; determining, according to the sequenceindex, a cyclic shift of a reference signal; and determining thereserved PUCCH resource that uses the cyclic shift, as the PUCCHresource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

Preferably, the determining, according to the sequence index, a cyclicshift of a reference signal includes:

presetting a cyclic shift of a sequence index corresponding to each basestation; and

determining, according to a base station corresponding to the schedulingrequest that the current subframe is configured to transmit, the cyclicshift of the reference signal as a cyclic shift of the sequence indexcorresponding to the base station.

When a channel format of the PUCCH is format 1b, and when the currentsubframe is configured to transmit a scheduling request, the determininga PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK includes:

reserving a PUCCH resource for each base station; and determining,according to a base station corresponding to the scheduling request thatthe subframe transmitting the HARQ-ACK information is configured totransmit, the PUCCH resource reserved for the base station as the PUCCHresource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

How the UE sends, at the transmission time, the HARQ-ACK by using thePUCCH resource is not further described herein.

The higher layer may be a base station or an upper layer of the basestation.

In the method for transmitting a HARQ-ACK shown in FIG. 1, a UEdetermines a channel for transmitting a HARQ-ACK and determines aHARQ-ACK feedback bit, and sends the HARQ-ACK feedback bit on thechannel. Therefore, the UE can send the HARQ-ACK to a base station.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of another embodiment of a method for transmittinga HARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure. The method may beapplied to a base station, where the base station is any base station inthe n base stations; the base station may be a macro base station or amicro base station and so on. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes:

Step 201: Determine a channel used by a UE for transmitting a HARQ-ACK.

Preferably, the determining a channel used by a UE for transmitting aHARQ-ACK may include:

when the UE is configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, determining that the channel used by the UE fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;

when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, and no PUSCH is transmitted in a current subframe,determining that the channel used by the UE for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; and/or

when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted in the current subframe,determining that the channel used by the UE for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH and PUSCH, and that the PUCCH has a higher prioritythan the PUSCH.

The PUSCH determined in this step is a PUSCH in an uplink carriercorresponding to the base station.

The method for the base station to determine the channel used by the UEfor transmitting the HARQ-ACK should correspond to the method for the UEto determine the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK in step 101.Therefore, the UE can send the HARQ-ACK through the correspondingchannel in the corresponding carrier and the base station can detect theHARQ-ACK through the corresponding channel in the corresponding carrier,thereby implementing the transmission of the HARQ-ACK between the UE andthe base station. Therefore, in this step, when the base stationdetermines that the channel used by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACKis a PUCCH, specifically, for which uplink carrier the PUCCH channelshould be located in, reference may be made to the related descriptionof determining the PUCCH by the UE in step 101, and the determining inthis step needs to correspond to the policy of determining a PUCCH bythe UE in step 101.

For example, if the determined channel used by the UE for transmittingthe HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH in an uplink primary carrier in the carrieraggregation scenario, when the base station determines, in this step,that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, the PUCCHshould also be the PUCCH in the uplink primary carrier in the carrieraggregation scenario.

If the determined channel used by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACKis a PUCCH in an uplink primary carrier corresponding to the basestation accessed by the UE, when the base station determines, in thisstep, that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, thePUCCH should also be the PUCCH in the uplink primary carriercorresponding to the base station accessed by the UE.

Step 202: Determine the number of bits of the HARQ-ACK transmitted bythe UE.

The execution sequence of step 201 and step 202 is not limited.

Preferably, the determining the number of bits of the HARQ-ACKtransmitted by the UE includes:

determining, according to HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier, the number ofdownlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for eachcarrier; and

determining the number of bits of the HARQ-ACK based on the number ofdownlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for eachcarrier.

The HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier is:

when at least one carrier uses an FDD manner and at least one carrieruses a TDD manner in carriers for carrier aggregation for the userequipment, if detecting, in subframe n, a PDSCH or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release in the carrier that uses the TDDmanner, the UE shall determine to feed back a HARQ-ACK in subframe n+4.The HARQ-ACK fed back in subframe n+4 should be a HARQ-ACK correspondingto the PDSCH or the PDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling releasewhich is scheduled for the UE in subframe n.

When all carriers for carrier aggregation use the FDD manner or the TDDmanner, determining transmission time of the HARQ-ACK may be implementedwith reference to the description in an existing standard. For example,when all carriers corresponding to a first base station and a secondbase station use the FDD manner, the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDSCHor the PDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling release which isreceived in subframe n is fed back in subframe n+4.

The determining the number of bits of the HARQ-ACK based on the numberof downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for eachcarrier may include:

(1) when determining that the channel used by the UE for transmittingthe HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, determining the number of bits of the HARQ-ACKbased on the number of carriers configured for the UE, a transmissionmode of each carrier, and the number of downlink subframes correspondingto the current subframe for each carrier; and

(2) when determining that the channel used by the UE for transmittingthe HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH, determining the number of bits of the HARQ-ACKbased on a second configured carrier set, a transmission mode of eachcarrier in the second configured carrier set, and the number of downlinksubframes corresponding to the current subframe for each carrier, wherethe second configured carrier set includes all downlink carriersconfigured by the base station for the UE.

For the case of determining, in step 201, that the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH and a PUSCH, the number of bitscorresponding to the PUCCH and PUSCH needs to be determined respectivelyaccording to the method for determining the number of bits described in(1) and (2). Specifically, for the determined PUCCH, the number of bitsof the acknowledgement information is determined according to the methodcorresponding to the PUCCH in (1); for the determined PUSCH, the numberof bits of the acknowledgement information is determined according tothe method corresponding to the PUSCH in (2).

The specific implementation method for determining the number of bits ofthe HARQ-ACK is exemplified as follows:

For example, the number of bits of the HARQ-ACK is determined throughthe following formula: subframe O^(ACK)=N_(subframe)·(C+C₂), where,O^(ACK) is the number of bits of the HARQ-ACK, N_(subframe) is thenumber of downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe, C isthe number of configured carriers, and C₂ is the number of carrierswhere a configured transmission mode may support dual-codewordtransmission. When all carriers using the TDD manner use timing ofhybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement information in the FDDmanner, N_(subframe)=1.

Step 203: Detect the HARQ-ACK on the channel according to the number ofbits.

Assuming that it is determined, in step 201, that the channel used bythe UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, the HARQ-ACK only needsto be detected directly on the PUCCH in this step.

Assuming that it is determined, in step 201, that the channel used bythe UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH and a PUSCH, and whenthe PUCCH has a higher priority than the PUSCH, the detecting theHARQ-ACK on the channel may include:

first detecting the HARQ-ACK on the PUCCH; and

when the HARQ-ACK is not detected on the PUCCH, detecting the HARQ-ACKon the PUSCH.

Preferably, assuming that it is determined, in step 201, that thechannel used by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, or whenthe HARQ-ACK is first detected on the PUCCH in this step, the detectingthe HARQ-ACK on the PUCCH may include:

determining a PUCCH resource used by the UE for transmitting theHARQ-ACK; and

detecting the HARQ-ACK on the PUCCH resource according to the number ofbits.

In addition, apart from detecting the HARQ-ACK on the PUCCH resource,the method may further include:

detecting scheduling request information on the PUCCH resource, anddetermining, according to the determined PUCCH resource, a base stationcorresponding to the scheduling request information request, where thebase station corresponding to the scheduling request is a base stationfrom which an uplink resource is requested by the scheduling request.

The determining a PUCCH resource used by the UE for transmitting theHARQ-ACK may include:

in a case where a higher layer reserves a PUCCH resource for each basestation,

determining the PUCCH resource reserved for each base station as thePUCCH resource used by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; ordetermining the PUCCH resource reserved for the base station as thePUCCH resource used by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; or

in a case where a higher layer reserves a PUCCH resource for all basestations, determining the reserved PUCCH resource as the PUCCH resourceused by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

The PUCCH resource is a resource semi-statically reserved by the basestation for the user equipment, and the base station transmitsinformation indicating the semi-statically reserved PUCCH resource toanother base station through an X2 interface.

With reference to the description in step 103, the higher layer mayreserve a PUCCH resource for each base station; or the higher layer mayalso reserve a PUCCH resource for all base stations. However, fordifferent base stations, cyclic shifts of reference signals in thereserved PUCCH resource may be different to distinguish the differenceof base stations that use the PUCCH resource to transmit data. Thereserved information may be stored in each base station, or may also bestored in a base station and transmitted between base stations throughan X2 interface between the base stations.

In the method for transmitting a HARQ-ACK shown in FIG. 2, a basestation determines a channel used by a UE for transmitting a HARQ-ACK,determines the number of bits and transmission time of the HARQ-ACK, anddetects the HARQ-ACK on the channel according to the number of bits andthe transmission time. Therefore, a base station can detect theHARQ-ACK.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of another embodiment of a method for transmittinga HARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure. This embodiment isdescribed with reference to a specific application instance.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is applicable to a scenario where carrieraggregation is performed between two base stations having a non-idealbackhaul. In this embodiment, the two base stations are respectivelydescribed as a first base station and a second base station. The twobase stations may be both macro base stations or both micro basestations, or, one is a macro base station and the other is a micro basestation, which is not limited herein.

As shown in FIG. 3, the method for transmitting a HARQ-ACK in theembodiment of the present disclosure includes:

Step 301: A UE determines a channel for transmitting a HARQ-ACK.

The implementation of this step may include:

1. when the UE is configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, determining that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;

2. when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous transmission ofa PUSCH and a PUCCH, and no PUSCH is transmitted in a current subframe,determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;and/or

3. when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous transmission ofa PUSCH and a PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted in the current subframe,determining, according to whether the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or aPDCCH is transmitted in downlink carriers corresponding to the firstbase station and second base station and whether PUSCHs are transmittedin uplink carriers corresponding to the first base station and secondbase station, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

The related description about the implementation of the above step isgiven in step 101, and is not further described herein. Here the casedescribed in 3 is described in more detail.

Preferably, the determining, according to whether the UE detects that aPDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling release istransmitted in downlink carriers corresponding to the first base stationand second base station and whether PUSCHs are transmitted in uplinkcarriers corresponding to the first base station and second basestation, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK may include:

3.1. When the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the first base station, and a PUSCH is transmitted inan uplink carrier corresponding to the first base station in the currentsubframe, determine that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK isthe PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier corresponding to the firstbase station.

3.2. When the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is transmitted inan uplink carrier corresponding to the second base station in thecurrent subframe, determine that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier corresponding tothe second base station.

3.3. When the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the first base station, and the UE detects that a PDSCHand/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling release istransmitted in a downlink carrier corresponding to the second basestation, and PUSCHs are transmitted in uplink carriers corresponding toboth the first base station and the second base station in the currentsubframe, determine, according to a first preset manner, the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK.

The determining, according to a first preset manner, the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK may include:

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCHtransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the first basestation; or

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCHtransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the second basestation; or

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH,in which case, all PUSCHs transmitted in the uplink carrierscorresponding to the first base station and the second base station maybe discarded; or

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCHtransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the first base stationand a PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the secondbase station; or

determining, according to a preset priority condition, the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK.

The preset priority condition may be: a HARQ-ACK transmission priorityof each base station; and therefore, the determining, according to apreset priority condition, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK mayinclude:

determining, according to the HARQ-ACK transmission priority of eachbase station, that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCHtransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to a base station of ahigher transmission priority.

For example, when the priority condition is preset, the HARQ-ACKtransmission priority of the first base station may be preset to behigher than the HARQ-ACK transmission priority of the second basestation, for example, the HARQ-ACK transmission priority of the firstbase station is set to be high, and the HARQ-ACK transmission priorityof the second base station is set to be low, then the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK may be determined as: the PUSCH transmitted inthe uplink carrier corresponding to the first base station.

Alternatively, the preset priority condition may be: a priority of aPUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to each basestation; and therefore, the determining, according to a preset prioritycondition, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK includes:

determining, according to the priorities of PUSCHs, that the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH of a higher priority.

For example, when the priority condition is preset, the priority of thePUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier corresponding to the first basestation may be set to be higher than the priority of the PUSCHtransmitted in the uplink carrier corresponding to the second basestation, for example, the priority of the PUSCH transmitted in theuplink carrier corresponding to the first base station is set to behigh, and the priority of the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carriercorresponding to the second base station is set to be low, then thechannel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK may be determined as: the PUSCHtransmitted in the uplink carrier corresponding to the first basestation.

3.4. When the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the first base station, and the UE detects that a PDSCHand/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling release istransmitted in a downlink carrier corresponding to the second basestation, and a PUSCH is transmitted in an uplink carrier correspondingto only the first base station or the second base station in the currentsubframe, determine, according to a second preset manner, the channelfor transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

The determining, according to a second preset manner, the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK may include:

when a PUSCH is transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to onlythe first base station in the current subframe, determining that thechannel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in theuplink carrier corresponding to the first base station; when a PUSCH istransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to only the second basestation in the current subframe, determining that the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carriercorresponding to the second base station; or

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH,in which case, all PUSCHs transmitted in the uplink carriercorresponding to the first base station or the second base station maybe discarded.

3.5. When the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the first base station, and a PUSCH is transmitted inan uplink carrier corresponding to only the second base station in thecurrent subframe, determine that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.

In this case, the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier correspondingto the second base station is discarded.

3.6. When the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is transmitted inan uplink carrier corresponding to only the first base station in thecurrent subframe, determine that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;

In this case, the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier correspondingto the first base station is discarded.

Step 302: The UE determines, according to HARQ-ACK timing of eachcarrier, the number of downlink subframes corresponding to the currentsubframe for each carrier.

Step 303: Determine a HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on the number ofdownlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for eachcarrier.

When it is determined, in step 301, that the channel for transmittingthe HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, the HARQ-ACK feedback bit may be determinedbased on the number of carriers configured for the UE, a transmissionmode of each carrier, and the number of downlink subframes correspondingto the current subframe for each carrier; and

when it is determined, in step 301, that the channel for transmittingthe HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH, the HARQ-ACK feedback bit may be determinedbased on a first configured carrier set, a transmission mode of eachcarrier in the first configured carrier set, and the number of downlinksubframes corresponding to the current subframe for each carrier, wherethe first configured carrier set includes all downlink carrierscorresponding to the PUSCH in downlink carriers configured for the UE,where the downlink carriers corresponding to the PUSCH are downlinkcarriers corresponding to a base station corresponding to the PUSCH.

Step 304: Send the HARQ-ACK feedback bit on the channel.

Preferably, when the determined channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK instep 301 is a PUCCH, the sending the HARQ-ACK feedback bit on thechannel may include:

determining a PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; and

sending the HARQ-ACK feedback bit by using the PUCCH resource.

When a channel format of the PUCCH is format 3, and when the currentsubframe is configured to transmit a scheduling request, the determininga PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK may include:

reserving a PUCCH resource for the first base station and the secondbase station respectively; and determining, according to a base stationcorresponding to the scheduling request that the current subframe isconfigured to transmit, the PUCCH resource reserved for the base stationas the PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; or

reserving a PUCCH resource; determining a PUCCH resource index, andobtaining a sequence index of an orthogonal sequence of the PUCCHaccording to the resource index; determining, according to the sequenceindex, a cyclic shift of a reference signal; and determining thereserved PUCCH resource that uses the cyclic shift, as the PUCCHresource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

The determining, according to the sequence index, a cyclic shift of areference signal may include:

presetting a cyclic shift of a sequence index corresponding to each basestation; and

determining, according to a base station corresponding to the schedulingrequest that the current subframe is configured to transmit, the cyclicshift of the reference signal as a cyclic shift of the sequence indexcorresponding to the base station.

When a channel format of the PUCCH is format 1b, and when the currentsubframe is configured to transmit a scheduling request, the determininga PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK includes:

reserving a PUCCH resource for the first base station and the secondbase station respectively; and determining, according to a base stationcorresponding to the scheduling request that the subframe transmittingthe acknowledgement information is configured to transmit, the PUCCHresource reserved for the base station as the PUCCH resource fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK.

How the UE sends, at the transmission time, the HARQ-ACK by using thePUCCH resource is not further described herein.

When the UE determines, in step 301, that the channel for transmittingthe HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH, the transmission at the transmission time maybe implemented with reference to the method described in an existingstandard and is not further described herein.

Step 305: The second base station determines the channel used by the UEfor transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

Preferably, the determining, by the second base station, the channelused by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK may include:

when the UE is configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, determining, by the second base station, that thechannel used by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;

when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, and no PUSCH is transmitted in the current subframe,determining, by the second base station, that the channel used by the UEfor transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; and/or

when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted in the current subframe,determining, by the second base station, that the channel used by the UEfor transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH and a PUSCH in the uplinkcarrier corresponding to the second base station, and that the PUCCH hasa higher priority than the PUSCH.

Step 306: The second base station determines, according to HARQ-ACKtiming of each carrier, the number of downlink subframes correspondingto the current subframe for each carrier.

Step 307: The second base station determines the number of bits of theHARQ-ACK based on the number of downlink subframes corresponding to thecurrent subframe for each carrier.

Preferably, the determining, by the second base station, the number ofbits of the HARQ-ACK based on the number of downlink subframescorresponding to the current subframe for each carrier may include:

when the second base station determines in step 305 that the channelused by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, determining thenumber of bits of the HARQ-ACK based on the number of carriersconfigured for the UE, the transmission mode of each carrier, and thenumber of downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe foreach carrier; and

when the second base station determines in step 305 that the channelused by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH, determining thenumber of bits of the HARQ-ACK based on a second configured carrier set,a transmission mode of each carrier in the second configured carrierset, and the number of downlink subframes corresponding to the currentsubframe for each carrier, where the second configured carrier setincludes all downlink carriers configured by the second base station forthe UE.

Step 308: The second base station detects the HARQ-ACK on the determinedchannel according to the number of bits.

When the channel determined by the second base station in step 305 is aPUCCH, the second base station detects the HARQ-ACK on the PUCCH in thisstep.

When the channel determined by the second base station in step 305 is aPUCCH and a PUSCH in the uplink carrier corresponding to the second basestation, the detecting the HARQ-ACK on the determined channel mayinclude:

first detecting the HARQ-ACK on the PUCCH; and

when the HARQ-ACK is not detected on the PUCCH, detecting the HARQ-ACKon the PUSCH.

The detecting the HARQ-ACK on the PUCCH may include:

determining a PUCCH resource used by the UE for transmitting theHARQ-ACK; and

detecting the HARQ-ACK on the PUCCH resource.

The determining a PUCCH resource used by the UE for transmitting theHARQ-ACK includes:

in a case where a PUCCH resource is reserved for the first base stationand the second base station respectively, determining the PUCCH resourcereserved for the first base station and the second base station as thePUCCH resource used by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; ordetermining the PUCCH resource reserved for the second base station asthe PUCCH resource used by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK;

or, in a case where a PUCCH resource is reserved for the first basestation and the second base station jointly, determining the PUCCHresource jointly reserved for the first base station and the second basestation as the PUCCH resource used by the UE for transmitting theHARQ-ACK.

The PUCCH resource reserved for each base station may be stored in eachbase station, or may also be stored in a base station and transmittedbetween base stations through an X2 interface between the base stations.

The process of detecting the HARQ-ACK by the first base station is thesame as the process of detecting the HARQ-ACK by the second base stationin step 305 to step 308 in the embodiment of the present disclosure, andis not further described herein.

In the method for transmitting a HARQ-ACK shown in FIG. 3, transmissionof the HARQ-ACK between the UE and the base station is implementedthrough the cooperation between the UE and the base station.

More specifically, the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 may be applied to ascenario where cells corresponding to a macro base station and a microbase station are coupled in FIG. 3A. The macro base station eNB1deployed at frequency f1 mainly provides system information, radio linkmonitoring, and mobility management to ensure continuity of services; inaddition, the macro base station also provides a semi-persistentscheduling service to ensure continuity of the voice service. The macrobase station eNB1 includes multiple micro base stations within itscoverage, for example, micro base stations eNB2 and eNB3, where themicro base stations are deployed at frequency f2 and mainly providetransmission of a high data rate service. Anon-ideal backhaul existsbetween the macro base station and each micro base station and betweentwo micro base stations. In this case, the first base station in thisembodiment may be the macro base station shown in FIG. 3A, and thesecond base station may be any micro base station shown in FIG. 3A. Inthis case, so long as the second base station has a capability ofreceiving the PUCCH sent in the uplink carrier corresponding to themacro base station,

if the UE determines, in step 301, that a HARQ-ACK is sent in an uplinkprimary carrier corresponding to the first base station through a PUCCH,the second base station may directly receive, on the PUCCH of the uplinkprimary carrier corresponding to the first base station, the HARQ-ACKsent by the UE, without requiring the first base station to forward theHARQ-ACK to the second base station after the first base stationreceives the HARQ-ACK, which shortens the time of receiving the HARQ-ACKby the second base station and further shortens the time of performingdownlink data scheduling by the second base station for the UE.

In addition, in a case where a PUSCH is transmitted in the currentsubframe, the UE may further directly determine to send the HARQ-ACKthrough the PUSCH in the uplink carrier corresponding to the second basestation. In this case, the UE directly sends the HARQ-ACK to the secondbase station, without requiring the first base station to forward theacknowledgement information to the second base station, which can alsoshorten the time of receiving the HARQ-ACK by the second base stationand further shorten the time of performing downlink data scheduling bythe second base station for the UE.

Corresponding to the above methods, an embodiment of the presentdisclosure further provides an apparatus for transmitting a HARQ-ACK.

FIG. 4 shows a first embodiment of an apparatus for transmitting aHARQ-ACK according to the present disclosure. The transmission apparatusmay be disposed in a UE, and the transmission apparatus 400 includes:

a first determining unit 410, configured to determine a channel fortransmitting a HARQ-ACK;

a bit determining unit 420, configured to determine a HARQ-ACK feedbackbit; and

a sending unit 430, configured to send the HARQ-ACK feedback bitdetermined by the bit determining unit 420 on the channel determined bythe first determining unit 410.

Preferably, the first determining unit 410 may include:

a first determining subunit, configured to: when the UE is configured tosupport simultaneous transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH, determine thatthe channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;

a second determining subunit, configured to: when the UE is notconfigured to support simultaneous transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH,and no PUSCH is transmitted in a current subframe, determine that thechannel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; and/or

a third determining subunit, configured to: when the UE is notconfigured to support simultaneous transmission of a PUSCH and a PUCCH,and a PUSCH is transmitted in the current subframe, determine, accordingto whether the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to each base station and whether a PUSCH is transmitted inan uplink carrier corresponding to each base station in the currentsubframe, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK,

where the current subframe is a subframe for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

Preferably, the base stations may include a first base station and asecond base station; in this case,

the third determining subunit may be specifically configured to: whenthe UE is not configured to support simultaneous transmission of a PUSCHand a PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted in the current subframe,

when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the first base station, and a PUSCH is transmitted inan uplink carrier corresponding to the first base station in the currentsubframe, determine that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK isthe PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier corresponding to the firstbase station;

when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is transmitted inan uplink carrier corresponding to the second base station in thecurrent subframe, determine that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier corresponding tothe second base station;

when the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the first base station, and the UE detects that a PDSCHand/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling release istransmitted in a downlink carrier corresponding to the second basestation, and PUSCHs are transmitted in uplink carriers corresponding toboth the first base station and the second base station in the currentsubframe, determine, according to a first preset manner, the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK;

when the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the first base station, and the UE detects that a PDSCHand/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling release istransmitted in a downlink carrier corresponding to the second basestation, and a PUSCH is transmitted in an uplink carrier correspondingto only the first base station or the second base station in the currentsubframe, determine, according to a second preset manner, the channelfor transmitting the HARQ-ACK;

when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the first base station, and a PUSCH is transmitted inan uplink carrier corresponding to only the second base station in thecurrent subframe, determine that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; and/or

when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is transmitted inan uplink carrier corresponding to only the first base station in thecurrent subframe, determine that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.

Preferably, the third determining subunit may be specifically configuredto implement, in the following manners, the determining, according to afirst preset manner, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK:

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCHtransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the first basestation; or

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCHtransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the second basestation; or

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;or

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCHtransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the first base stationand a PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the secondbase station; or

determining, according to a preset priority condition, the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK.

Preferably, the preset priority condition is a HARQ-ACK transmissionpriority of each base station; and therefore, the third determiningsubunit is specifically configured to implement, in the followingmanners, the determining, according to a preset priority condition, thechannel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK:

determining, according to the HARQ-ACK transmission priority of eachbase station, that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCHtransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to a base station of ahigher transmission priority;

or, the preset priority condition is a priority of a PUSCH transmittedin a carrier corresponding to each base station; and therefore, thedetermining, according to a preset priority condition, the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK includes:

determining, according to the priorities of PUSCHs, that the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH of a higher priority.

Preferably, the third determining subunit may be specifically configuredto implement, in the following manners, the determining, according to asecond preset manner, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK:

when a PUSCH is transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to onlythe first base station in the current subframe, determining that thechannel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in theuplink carrier corresponding to the first base station; when a PUSCH istransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to only the second basestation in the current subframe, determining that the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carriercorresponding to the second base station; or

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.

Preferably, the first base station is a macro base station, and thesecond base station is a micro base station.

Preferably, referring to FIG. 4a , the bit determining unit 420 mayinclude:

a first number determining subunit 4201, configured to determine,according to HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier, the number of downlinksubframes corresponding to the current subframe for each carrier; and

a bit determining subunit 4202, configured to determine the HARQ-ACKfeedback bit based on the number of downlink subframes determined by thefirst number determining subunit.

Preferably, the bit determining subunit 4202 may be specificallyconfigured to:

when it is determined that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK isa PUCCH, determine the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on the number ofcarriers configured for the UE, a transmission mode of each carrier, andthe number of downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframefor each carrier; and

when it is determined that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK isa PUSCH, determine the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on a first configuredcarrier set, a transmission mode of each carrier in the first configuredcarrier set, and the number of downlink subframes corresponding to thecurrent subframe for each carrier, where the first configured carrierset includes all downlink carriers corresponding to the PUSCH indownlink carriers configured for the UE, where the downlink carrierscorresponding to the PUSCH are downlink carriers corresponding to a basestation corresponding to the PUSCH.

Preferably, when it is determined that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, referring to FIG. 4b , the sending unit 430 mayinclude:

a first resource determining subunit 4301, configured to determine aPUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; and

a sending subunit 4302, configured to send the HARQ-ACK feedback bit byusing the PUCCH resource.

Preferably, when a channel format of the PUCCH is format 3, and when thecurrent subframe is configured to transmit a scheduling request, thefirst resource determining subunit 4301 may be specifically configuredto:

reserve a PUCCH resource for each base station; and determine, accordingto a base station corresponding to the scheduling request that thecurrent subframe is configured to transmit, the PUCCH resource reservedfor the base station as the PUCCH resource for transmitting theHARQ-ACK; or

reserve a PUCCH resource; determine a PUCCH resource index, and obtain asequence index of an orthogonal sequence of the PUCCH according to theresource index; determine, according to a base station corresponding tothe scheduling request that the current subframe is configured totransmit, a cyclic shift of a sequence index preset for the base stationas a cyclic shift of a reference signal; and determine the reservedPUCCH resource that uses the cyclic shift of the reference signal, asthe PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

Preferably, when a channel format of the PUCCH is format 1b, and whenthe current subframe is configured to transmit a scheduling request, thefirst resource determining subunit 4301 may be specifically configuredto:

reserve a PUCCH resource for each base station; and determine, accordingto a base station corresponding to the scheduling request that thecurrent subframe is configured to transmit, the PUCCH resource reservedfor the base station as the PUCCH resource for transmitting theHARQ-ACK.

In the apparatus for transmitting a HARQ-ACK shown in FIG. 4, a channelfor transmitting a HARQ-ACK is determined and a HARQ-ACK feedback bitare determined, and the HARQ-ACK feedback bit are sent on the channel,so that a UE can send the HARQ-ACK to a base station.

FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of a second embodiment of an apparatusfor transmitting a HARQ-ACK according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. The transmission apparatus may be disposed in a basestation, and the transmission apparatus 500 includes:

a second determining unit 510, configured to determine a channel used bya UE for transmitting a HARQ-ACK;

a bit number determining unit 520, configured to determine the number ofbits of the HARQ-ACK transmitted by the UE; and

a detecting unit 530, configured to detect, according to the number ofbits determined by the bit number determining unit 520, the HARQ-ACK onthe channel determined by the second determining unit 510.

Preferably, the second determining unit 510 may be specificallyconfigured to:

when the UE is configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, determine that the channel used by the UE fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;

when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, and no PUSCH is transmitted in a current subframe,determine that the channel used by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACKis a PUCCH; and/or

when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted in the current subframe,determine that the channel used by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACKis a PUCCH and PUSCH, and that the PUCCH has a higher priority than thePUSCH,

where the current subframe is a subframe for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

Preferably, as shown in FIG. 5a , the bit number determining unit 520may include:

a second number determining subunit 5201, configured to determine,according to HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier, the number of downlinksubframes corresponding to the current subframe for each carrier; and

a bit number determining subunit 5202, configured to determine thenumber of bits of the HARQ-ACK based on the number of downlink subframescorresponding to the current subframe for each carrier.

Preferably, the bit number determining subunit 5202 may be specificallyconfigured to:

when it is determined that the channel used by the UE for transmittingthe HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, determine the number of bits of the HARQ-ACKbased on the number of carriers configured for the UE, a transmissionmode of each carrier, and the number of downlink subframes correspondingto the current subframe for each carrier; and

when it is determined that the channel used by the UE for transmittingthe HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH, determine the number of bits of the HARQ-ACKbased on a second configured carrier set, a transmission mode of eachcarrier in the second configured carrier set, and the number of downlinksubframes corresponding to the current subframe for each carrier, wherethe second configured carrier set includes all downlink carriersconfigured by the base station for the UE.

Preferably, when it is determined that the channel used by the UE fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, referring to FIG. 5b , thedetecting unit 530 may include:

a second resource determining subunit 5301, configured to determine aPUCCH resource used by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; and

a detecting subunit 5302, configured to detect the HARQ-ACK on the PUCCHresource according to the number of bits.

Preferably, the detecting subunit 5302 may be further configured to:

detect scheduling request information on the PUCCH resource, anddetermine, according to the determined PUCCH resource, a base stationcorresponding to the scheduling request information request, where thebase station corresponding to the scheduling request is a base stationfrom which an uplink resource is requested by the scheduling request.

Preferably, the PUCCH resource is a resource semi-statically reserved bythe base station for the user equipment, and the base station transmitsinformation indicating the semi-statically reserved PUCCH resource toanother base station through an X2 interface.

In the apparatus for transmitting a HARQ-ACK shown in FIG. 5, a channelused by a UE for transmitting a HARQ-ACK is determined, the number ofbits and transmission time of the HARQ-ACK are determined, and theHARQ-ACK is detected on the channel according to the number of bits andthe transmission time. Therefore, a base station can detect theHARQ-ACK.

An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a UE fortransmitting a HARQ-ACK. Referring to FIG. 6, the UE 600 includes afirst data processor 610 and a first radio transceiver 620, where:

the first data processor 610 is configured to determine a channel fortransmitting a HARQ-ACK, and determine a HARQ-ACK feedback bit; and

the first radio transceiver 620 is configured to send the HARQ-ACKfeedback bit on the channel determined by the data processor.

Preferably, the first data processor 610 may be specifically configuredto implement, in the following manners, the determining a channel fortransmitting a HARQ-ACK:

when the UE is configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, determining that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;

when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, and no PUSCH is transmitted in a current subframe,determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;and/or

when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted in the current subframe,determining, according to whether the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or aPDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in adownlink carrier corresponding to each base station and whether a PUSCHis transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to each base stationin the current subframe, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK,

where the current subframe is a subframe for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

Preferably, the base stations include a first base station and a secondbase station;

the first data processor 610 may be specifically configured toimplement, in the following manners, the determining, according towhether the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to each base station and whether a PUSCH is transmitted inan uplink carrier corresponding to each base station in the currentsubframe, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK:

when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the first base station, and a PUSCH is transmitted inan uplink carrier corresponding to the first base station in the currentsubframe, determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK isthe PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier corresponding to the firstbase station;

when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is transmitted inan uplink carrier corresponding to the second base station in thecurrent subframe, determining that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carrier corresponding tothe second base station;

when the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the first base station, and the UE detects that a PDSCHand/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling release istransmitted in a downlink carrier corresponding to the second basestation, and PUSCHs are transmitted in uplink carriers corresponding toboth the first base station and the second base station in the currentsubframe, determining, according to a first preset manner, the channelfor transmitting the HARQ-ACK;

when the UE detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the first base station, and the UE detects that a PDSCHand/or a PDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling release istransmitted in a downlink carrier corresponding to the second basestation, and a PUSCH is transmitted in an uplink carrier correspondingto only the first base station or the second base station in the currentsubframe, determining, according to a second preset manner, the channelfor transmitting the HARQ-ACK;

when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the first base station, and a PUSCH is transmitted inan uplink carrier corresponding to only the second base station in thecurrent subframe, determining that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; or

when the UE only detects that a PDSCH and/or a PDCCH indicatingsemi-persistent scheduling release is transmitted in a downlink carriercorresponding to the second base station, and a PUSCH is transmitted inan uplink carrier corresponding to only the first base station in thecurrent subframe, determining that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.

Preferably, the first data processor 610 may be specifically configuredto implement, in the following manners, the determining, according to afirst preset manner, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK:

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCHtransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the first basestation; or

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCHtransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the second basestation; or

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;or

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCHtransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the first base stationand a PUSCH transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to the secondbase station; or

determining, according to a preset priority condition, the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK.

Preferably, the preset priority condition is a HARQ-ACK transmissionpriority of each base station; and therefore, the first data processor610 may be specifically configured to implement, in the followingmanners, the determining, according to a preset priority condition, thechannel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK:

determining, according to the HARQ-ACK transmission priority of eachbase station, that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCHtransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to a base station of ahigher transmission priority;

or, the preset priority condition is a priority of a PUSCH transmittedin a carrier corresponding to each base station; and therefore, thedetermining, according to a preset priority condition, the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK includes:

determining, according to the priorities of PUSCHs, that the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUSCH of a higher priority.

Preferably, the first data processor 610 may be specifically configuredto implement, in the following manners, the determining, according to asecond preset manner, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK:

when a PUSCH is transmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to onlythe first base station in the current subframe, determining that thechannel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in theuplink carrier corresponding to the first base station; when a PUSCH istransmitted in an uplink carrier corresponding to only the second basestation in the current subframe, determining that the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK is the PUSCH transmitted in the uplink carriercorresponding to the second base station; or

determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.

Preferably, the first base station is a macro base station, and thesecond base station is a micro base station.

Preferably, the first data processor 610 may be specifically configuredto implement, in the following manners, the determining the HARQ-ACKfeedback bit:

determining, according to HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier, the number ofdownlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for eachcarrier; and

determining the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on the number of downlinksubframes corresponding to the current subframe for each carrier.

Preferably, the first data processor 610 may be specifically configuredto implement, in the following manners, the determining the HARQ-ACKfeedback bit based on the number of downlink subframes corresponding tothe current subframe for each carrier:

when determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is aPUCCH, determining the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on the number ofcarriers configured for the UE, a transmission mode of each carrier, andthe number of downlink subframes corresponding to the current subframefor each carrier; and/or

when determining that the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is aPUSCH, determining the HARQ-ACK feedback bit based on a first configuredcarrier set, a transmission mode of each carrier in the first configuredcarrier set, and the number of downlink subframes corresponding to thecurrent subframe for each carrier, where the first configured carrierset includes all downlink carriers corresponding to the PUSCH indownlink carriers configured for the UE, where the downlink carrierscorresponding to the PUSCH are downlink carriers corresponding to a basestation corresponding to the PUSCH.

Preferably, when it is determined that the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, the first radio transceiver 620 may be specificallyconfigured to:

determine a PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK; and

send the HARQ-ACK feedback bit by using the PUCCH resource.

Preferably, when a channel format of the PUCCH is format 3, and when thecurrent subframe is configured to transmit a scheduling request, thefirst radio transceiver 620 may be specifically configured to implement,in the following manners, the determining a PUCCH resource fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK:

reserving a PUCCH resource for each base station; and determining,according to a base station corresponding to the scheduling request thatthe current subframe is configured to transmit, the PUCCH resourcereserved for the base station as the PUCCH resource for transmitting theHARQ-ACK; or

reserving a PUCCH resource; determining a PUCCH resource index, andobtaining a sequence index of an orthogonal sequence of the PUCCHaccording to the resource index; determining, according to a basestation corresponding to the scheduling request that the currentsubframe is configured to transmit, a cyclic shift of a sequence indexpreset for the base station as a cyclic shift of a reference signal; anddetermining the reserved PUCCH resource that uses the cyclic shift ofthe reference signal, as the PUCCH resource for transmitting theHARQ-ACK.

Preferably, when a channel format of the PUCCH is format 1b, and whenthe current subframe is configured to transmit a scheduling request, thefirst radio transceiver 620 may be specifically configured to implement,in the following manners, the determining a PUCCH resource fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK:

reserving a PUCCH resource for each base station; and determining,according to a base station corresponding to the scheduling request thatthe current subframe is configured to transmit, the PUCCH resourcereserved for the base station as the PUCCH resource for transmitting theHARQ-ACK.

In the UE shown in FIG. 6, the first data processor 610 determines achannel for transmitting a HARQ-ACK and determines a HARQ-ACK feedbackbit; and the first radio transceiver 620 sends the HARQ-ACK feedback biton the channel determined by the first data processor 610. Therefore,the UE can send the HARQ-ACK to a base station.

An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a base stationfor transmitting a HARQ-ACK. As shown in FIG. 7, the base station 700includes a second data processor 710 and a second radio transceiver 720,where:

the second data processor 710 is configured to determine a channel usedby a UE for transmitting a HARQ-ACK, and determine the number of bits ofthe HARQ-ACK transmitted by the UE; and

the second radio transceiver 720 is configured to detect the HARQ-ACK onthe channel according to the number of bits.

Preferably, the second data processor 710 may be specifically configuredto implement, in the following manners, the determining a channel usedby a UE for transmitting a HARQ-ACK:

when the UE is configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, determining that the channel used by the UE fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH;

when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, and no PUSCH is transmitted in a current subframe,determining that the channel used by the UE for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH; and/or

when the UE is not configured to support simultaneous transmission of aPUSCH and a PUCCH, and a PUSCH is transmitted in the current subframe,determining that the channel used by the UE for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH and PUSCH, and that the PUCCH has a higher prioritythan the PUSCH,

where the current subframe is a subframe for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

Preferably, the second data processor 710 may be specifically configuredto implement, in the following manners, the determining the number ofbits of the HARQ-ACK transmitted by the UE:

determining, according to HARQ-ACK timing of each carrier, the number ofdownlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for eachcarrier; and

determining the number of bits of the HARQ-ACK based on the number ofdownlink subframes corresponding to the current subframe for eachcarrier.

Preferably, the second data processor 710 may be specifically configuredto implement, in the following manners, the determining the number ofbits of the HARQ-ACK based on the number of downlink subframescorresponding to the current subframe for each carrier:

when determining that the channel used by the UE for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, determining the number of bits of the HARQ-ACKbased on the number of carriers configured for the UE, a transmissionmode of each carrier, and the number of downlink subframes correspondingto the current subframe for each carrier; and

when determining that the channel used by the UE for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUSCH, determining the number of bits of the HARQ-ACKbased on a second configured carrier set, a transmission mode of eachcarrier in the second configured carrier set, and the number of downlinksubframes corresponding to the current subframe for each carrier, wherethe second configured carrier set includes all downlink carriersconfigured by the base station for the UE.

Preferably, when it is determined that the channel used by the UE fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH, the second radio transceiver 720may be specifically configured to:

determine a PUCCH resource used by the UE for transmitting the HARQ-ACK;and

detect the HARQ-ACK on the PUCCH resource according to the number ofbits.

Preferably, the second radio transceiver 720 may be further configuredto detect scheduling request information on the PUCCH resource, anddetermine, according to the determined PUCCH resource, a base stationcorresponding to the scheduling request information request, where thebase station corresponding to the scheduling request is a base stationfrom which an uplink resource is requested by the scheduling request.

Preferably, the PUCCH resource is a resource semi-statically reserved bythe base station for the user equipment, and the base station transmitsinformation indicating the semi-statically reserved PUCCH resource toanother base station through an X2 interface.

In the base station shown in FIG. 7, the second data processor 710determines a channel used by a UE for transmitting a HARQ-ACK, anddetermines the number of bits of the HARQ-ACK transmitted by the UE; andthe second radio transceiver 720 detects the HARQ-ACK on the channelaccording to the number of bits. Therefore, a base station can detectthe HARQ-ACK.

A person skilled in the art may clearly understand that, the techniquein the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented throughsoftware and a necessary general hardware platform. Based on such anunderstanding, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure essentially, or the part contributing to the prior art may beimplemented in the form of a software product. The computer softwareproduct is stored in a storage medium, such as a ROM/RAM, a magneticdisk, or an optical disc, and includes several instructions forinstructing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, aserver, or a network device or the like) to perform the methodsdescribed in the embodiments of the present disclosure or in some partsof the embodiments of the present disclosure.

The embodiments in this specification are all described in a progressivemanner, mutual reference may be made to the same or similar part of theembodiments, and each embodiment focuses on describing difference fromother embodiments. In particular, for the system embodiment, since it isbasically similar to the method embodiment, the apparatus embodiment isdescribed simply, and the relevant part may be obtained with referenceto the part of the description of the method embodiment.

The foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure are not intended tolimit the protection scope of the present disclosure. Any modification,equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit andprinciple of the present disclosure shall fall within the protectionscope of the present disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method comprising: sending, by a networkdevice, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or a physicaldownlink control channel (PDCCH) indicating semi-persistent schedulingrelease in a downlink subframe on at least one carrier of multiplecarriers configured for a user equipment (UE), wherein an index of thedownlink subframe is n, wherein n is an integer; determining, by thenetwork device, that a channel for transmitting a hybrid automaticrepeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) in response to the PDSCH orthe PDCCH is a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in an uplinksubframe on a primary carrier of the multiple carriers configured forthe UE in a carrier aggregation scenario, wherein the multiple carriersconfigured for the UE comprise at least one carrier using frequencydivision duplex (FDD) and at least one carrier using time divisionduplex (TDD), wherein an index of the uplink subframe is (n+4);determining, by the network device, HARQ-ACK feedback bits based on aquantity of the multiple carriers configured for the UE, a transmissionmode of each carrier in the multiple carriers configured for the UE, anda quantity of downlink subframes corresponding to the uplink subframe,wherein: the downlink subframes are downlink ones in subframes that arecorresponding to the uplink subframe and are on the multiple carrierseither using TDD manner or using FDD manner, the subframes that arecorresponding to the uplink subframe are subframes whose indices are non the multiple carriers, and the subframes whose indices are ncorrespond to the uplink subframe having index (n+4), and for eachcarrier of the multiple carriers, either using the TDD manner or usingthe FDD manner, when, in the downlink subframes, the PDSCH is sent orthe PDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling release is sent, aHARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDSCH or the PDCCH is received in theuplink subframe; and detecting, by the network device, the HARQ-ACKfeedback bits on the PUCCH in the uplink subframe.
 2. The methodaccording to claim 1, wherein: when the UE is configured to supportsimultaneous transmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)and a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.
 3. The method according to claim1, wherein: when the UE is not configured to support simultaneoustransmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and a physicaluplink control channel (PUCCH), and no PUSCH is transmitted in theuplink subframe, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.4. A network device comprising: a transmitter, configured to send aphysical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or a physical downlink controlchannel (PDCCH) indicating semi-persistent scheduling release in adownlink subframe on at least one carrier of multiple carriersconfigured for a user equipment (UE), wherein an index of the downlinksubframe is n, wherein n is an integer; a processor, configured to:determine that a channel for transmitting a hybrid automatic repeatrequest-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) in response to the PDSCH or the PDCCHis a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in an uplink subframe on aprimary carrier of the multiple carriers configured for the UE in acarrier aggregation scenario, wherein an index of the uplink subframe is(n+4), wherein at least one carrier of the multiple carriers configuredfor the UE uses a frequency division duplex (FDD) manner and at leastone carrier of the multiple carriers uses a time division duplex (TDD)manner; determine HARQ-ACK feedback bits based on a quantity of themultiple carriers configured for the UE, a transmission mode of eachcarrier in the multiple carriers configured for the UE, and a quantityof downlink subframes corresponding to the uplink subframe; and areceiver, configured to receive the HARQ-ACK feedback bits on the PUCCHin the uplink subframe; wherein: the downlink subframes are downlinkones in subframes that are corresponding to the uplink subframe and areon the multiple carriers either using TDD manner or using FDD manner,the subframes that are corresponding to the uplink subframe aresubframes whose indices are n on the multiple carriers, and thesubframes whose indices are n correspond to the uplink subframe havingindex (n+4), and for each carrier of the multiple carriers, either usingthe TDD manner or the FDD manner, and when, in the downlink subframes,the PDSCH is sent or the PDCCH indicating semi-persistent schedulingrelease is sent, a HARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDSCH or the PDCCH isreceived in the uplink subframe.
 5. The network device according toclaim 4, wherein: when the UE is configured to support simultaneoustransmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and a physicaluplink control channel (PUCCH), the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.
 6. The network device according to claim 4,wherein: when the UE is not configured to support simultaneoustransmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and a physicaluplink control channel (PUCCH), and no PUSCH is transmitted in theuplink subframe, the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.7. An apparatus in a network device, the apparatus comprising: a storagemedium including executable instructions; and a processor; wherein theexecutable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause theapparatus to: send a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or aphysical downlink control channel (PDCCH) indicating semi-persistentscheduling release in a downlink subframe on at least one carrier ofmultiple carriers configured for a user equipment (UE), wherein an indexof the downlink subframe is n, wherein n is an integer; determine that achannel for transmitting a hybrid automatic repeatrequest-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) in response to the PDSCH or the PDCCHis a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in an uplink subframe on aprimary carrier of the multiple carriers configured for the UE in acarrier aggregation scenario, wherein at least one carrier of themultiple carriers configured for the UE uses a frequency division duplex(FDD) manner and at least one carrier of the multiple carriersconfigured for the UE uses a time division duplex (TDD) manner, whereinan index of the uplink subframe is (n+4); determine HARQ-ACK feedbackbits based on a quantity of the multiple carriers configured for the UE,a transmission mode of each carrier configured for the UE, and aquantity of downlink subframes corresponding to the uplink subframe; anddetect the HARQ-ACK feedback bits on the PUCCH in the uplink subframe;wherein: the downlink subframes are downlink ones in subframes that arecorresponding to the uplink subframe and are on the multiple carrierseither using TDD manner or using FDD manner, the subframes that arecorresponding to the uplink subframe are subframes whose indices are non the multiple carriers, and the subframes whose indices are ncorrespond to the uplink subframe having index (n+4), and for eachcarrier of the multiple carriers, either using the TDD manner or the FDDmanner, and when, in the downlink subframes, the PDSCH is sent or thePDCCH indicating semi-persistent scheduling release is sent, a HARQ-ACKcorresponding to the PDSCH or the PDCCH is received in the uplinksubframe.
 8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein when the UE isconfigured to support simultaneous transmission of a physical uplinkshared channel (PUSCH) and a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH),the channel for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.
 9. The apparatusaccording to claim 7, wherein when the UE is not configured to supportsimultaneous transmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)and a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), and wherein no PUSCH istransmitted in the uplink subframe, the channel for transmitting theHARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.
 10. A non-transitory computer-readable storagemedium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, causea network device to: send a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) ora physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) indicating semi-persistentscheduling release received in a downlink subframe on at least onecarrier of multiple carriers configured for a user equipment (UE),wherein an index of the downlink subframe is n, wherein n is an integer;determine that a channel for transmitting a hybrid automatic repeatrequest-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) in response to the PDSCH or the PDCCHis a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in an uplink subframe on aprimary carrier of multiple carriers configured for the UE in a carrieraggregation scenario, wherein the multiple carriers configured for theUE comprise at least one carrier using a frequency division duplex (FDD)manner and at least one carrier using a time division duplex (TDD)manner, wherein an index of the uplink subframe is (n+4); determineHARQ-ACK feedback bits based on a quantity of the multiple carriersconfigured for the UE, a transmission mode of each carrier configuredfor the UE, and a quantity of downlink subframes corresponding to theuplink subframe; and detect the HARQ-ACK feedback bits on the PUCCH inthe uplink subframe; wherein: the downlink subframes are downlink onesin second subframes that are corresponding to the uplink subframe andare on the multiple carriers either using TDD manner or using FDDmanner, the subframes that are corresponding to the uplink subframe aresubframes whose indices are n on the multiple carriers, and thesubframes whose indices are n correspond to the uplink subframe havingindex (n+4), and for each carrier of the multiple carriers, either usingthe TDD manner or the FDD manner, and when, in the downlink subframes,the PDSCH is detected or the PDCCH indicating semi-persistent schedulingrelease is detected, a HARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDSCH or the PDCCHis fed back in the uplink subframe.
 11. The non-transitorycomputer-readable storage medium according to claim 10, wherein whensimultaneous transmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)and a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is supported, the channelfor transmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.
 12. The non-transitorycomputer-readable storage medium according to claim 10, wherein whensimultaneous transmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)and a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is not supported, and noPUSCH is transmitted in the uplink subframe, the channel fortransmitting the HARQ-ACK is a PUCCH.